41.   Fighting began when the military-backed government canceled elections that the Islamic Salvation Front, known by its French initials FIS, was poised to win.

42.   Former Port-au-Prince Mayor Evans Paul said the aim of the campaign was not disarmament but political intimidation that might provide an excuse to cancel the election.

43.   Gov. Bill Graves and other prominent Republicans were not aware that canceling the election could cause such a problem.

44.   Graves plans to sign a bill that cuts the current state budget, which includes a provision canceling the election.

45.   Having rid himself of competition for the presidency, Abacha may now cancel upcoming elections altogether, a senior Abacha aide said Monday.

46.   He has also threatened to cancel the elections if King Norodom Sihanouk, the constitutional monarch, abdicates beforehand.

47.   He noted that the number of polling stations annulled almost exactly matched the number needed to cancel the election.

48.   In addition, he is dealing a nine-year civil conflict that broke out when legislative elections were canceled to prevent an Islamic party from winning.

49.   In the capital, a growing number accuse Taylor of masterminding the conflict to give him an excuse to cancel elections scheduled for next year.

50.   In the Gulf coast state of Veracruz, ballot boxes were burned, elections were canceled at most polling places and one woman was reported injured.